Amidst the overwhelming cheers from the British audience at the scene, Hamilton, who was blocked by Leclerc for the entire race, finally broke free from Leclerc's shackles to reach second place.
But Hamilton wasn't happy. Although he couldn't see any other cars ahead, he clearly knew that Qin Miao was still in front of him, and his teammate was a full 10 seconds behind.
With only two laps left until the end of the race, honestly, this gap made Hamilton feel a bit desperate.
Inside, there was also a mix of anger and powerlessness.
Anger at his performance at the start of the race, and powerlessness at not being able to catch up to Qin Miao.
Though Qin Miao's speed on his soft tires, which had been running for fifteen laps, was not as fast as Hamilton's, the gap wasn't like when Hamilton was chasing Leclerc, gaining one second per lap.
Even if Hamilton could indeed gain one second per lap on Qin Miao now, he couldn't close a 10-second gap in the next two laps.
